Five-time champions Mumbai Indians set to face Delhi Capitals in the afternoon clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi has built a very strong team this year and started with a commendable win with the help of Sameer Rizvi’s explosive innings against Lucknow Super Giants. On the other hand, Mumbai will set the stage on fire with their four maestros. Rohit Sharma showcased his fine rhythm with the sweet tune from his bat. With Bumrah, Tilak Varma and Surya Kumar Yadav, this team is looking furious and can beat any other team convincingly. As both teams are set for an exciting clash in Delhi’s scorching heat, both teams have the potential to do well in that match.
Delhi will look to continue the momentum, and bowling will be the key
Delhi’s bowling looks very promising this year; they outplayed Lucknow Super Giants’ furious batting in the last match, with Lungi Ngidi in fine form, and Mukesh Kumar has also come good in their fast-bowling lineup. Also, they have quality spinners like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. In the last match, their batting falters as openers, and the top order failed to get runs.
Though it is unlikely they will change their winning combination and will show more confidence in Pathum Nissanka than Abhishek Porel.
Mumbai can set the stage on fire with both bat and ball
Mitchell Santner has joined the team ahead of the clash, and he can potentially replace AM Ghazanfar in the squad, who had a bad outing in the last match. Other than that, the Mumbai Indians team is looking in very great tune.
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With Rohit Sharma and other batters in form, the Mumbai Indians are ready to set the stage with the bat. And in bowling, they already have so much power that they don’t need to be concerned.
What to expect?
The venue’s season opener is expected to feature some of the flattest pitches, coupled with slightly uneven boundary dimensions. Typically, an afternoon fixture at this time of year would bring intense heat, but Delhi has enjoyed unusually pleasant weather over the past week. There is only a minimal and unlikely to disrupt play chance of rain around the start of the match.
Probable XIs
Delhi Capitals-
KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (C), Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Mumbai Indians-
Ryan Rickleton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner/AM Ghazanfar, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
